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Bronx is one of New York City's five boroughs. Located northeast of Manhattan, Bronx is the newest of New York State's 62 counties.
Bronx is one of New York City's five boroughs. Located northeast of Manhattan, Bronx is the newest of New York State's 62 counties.
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Suspect in rape and beating of woman, 70, worked for victim's daughter
Sentinel Staff WritersA 70-year-old woman was awakened early Thursday by a man who punched her in the face, broke her arm and raped her, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. A trusted employee of the woman's daughter, Robert Acosta, 28, of Tangelo Park, was arrested at...Tags: Police Arrests, People, Crimes, Prosecution, Orange County (Florida)
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Suspect in rape and beating of woman, 70, due in court today
Sentinel Staff WriterToday's Updates Suspect to make first appearance this morning 5:55 a.m. The man arrested in connection to the brutal beating and rape of an elderly woman will make his first appearance in court this morning. Robert Acosta, 28, will hear the charges...Tags: People, Police Arrests, Crimes, Prosecution, Orange County (Florida)
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NYC: School official changed 1,000 Regents answers
The Associated PressA New York City school investigator says a Bronx assistant principal erased and changed over 1,000 multiple-choice answers on students' Regents algebra exams. The Department of Education says it has removed the assistant principal from the school and...Tags: Government, Heads of State
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Family of trampled victim sues Wal-Mart
john.valenti@newsday.comThe family of the Valley Stream Wal-Mart employee trampled to death on "Black Friday" filed a lawsuit Wednesday in New York State Supreme Court in the Bronx, the Associated Press is reporting. The wrongful-death lawsuit was filed on behalf of Elsie...Tags: Marketing, Employees, Crimes, Valley Stream, Trials
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NYC says Bronx HIV campaign is working
The New York City Health Department says HIV testing has increased by 20 percent since the launch of a Bronx awareness campaign earlier this year. The findings were released Monday to coincide with World AIDS Day. The department says that the...Tags: Diseases, AIDS
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Obama advisers could include five with New York ties
jennifer.kelleher@newsday.comThere's the senator from upstate Chappaqua, the financial whiz president of the Federal Reserve Bank in Manhattan, a Queens native turned federal prosecutor, the Bronx borough president and a legislative guru with roots in Baldwin. When all is in place,...Tags: New York University, Economic Policy, Bohemia, Seaford (York, Virginia), Eric Holder
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5 years later, prosecutor's death still a mystery
In the early-morning darkness of Dec. 4, 2003, a drilling company employee spotted something red glowing a short distance from his rural Pennsylvania office and swung his car around to investigate. There, in his headlights' path, was an unoccupied silver...Tags: Court Administration, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Bodies of Water, Justice System, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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In profile: Theresa Spirito, Miami Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women
What is the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women?
We unite all Catholic women's organizations of the archdiocese in purpose, direction and action in the religious, educational, social and economic fields. We also give full support to statements and...Tags: Government, Frank Sinatra, Lauderhill, Australia (movie), Richard Gere
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Spitzer's father testifies in bias suit
Eliot Spitzer's father is defending himself against allegations that his real estate company discriminated against four black workers. The 84-year-old father of the former New York governor appeared in a Bronx courthouse Monday to fight a bias lawsuit...Tags: Employees, New York, Eliot Spitzer, Manhattan (New York City)
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Bloomberg offers list of inexpensive things to do in NYC
melanie.lefkowitz@newsday.comCash flow problem? No problem. It may be the season for spending, but yesterday Mayor Michael Bloomberg offered would-be sightseers a lavish list of things to see or do in New York City during the holidays that wouldn't break even a piggy bank. "We don'...Tags: Central Park, Michael Bloomberg, Brooklyn Museum, Astoria, New York
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'Miracle Worker' playwright and author William Gibson dies at 94
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Playwright William Gibson, whose "The Miracle Worker" has thrilled audiences for nearly a half-century with the true story of the deaf-blind Helen Keller's rescue from a world of ignorance, has died. He was 94. Gibson died Tuesday in...Tags: Helen Keller, Academy Awards, Sammy Davis Jr., Theater, Hallie Kate Eisenberg
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William Gibson, Tony-Winning Playwright, dies at 94
William Gibson, 94, a Tony Award-winning playwright best known for "The Miracle Worker," the inspirational story of Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan, died Nov. 25 at his home in Stockbridge, Mass. The family did not disclose the cause of death....Tags: Music Theater, Helen Keller, Valerie Harper, Anne Bancroft, Sammy Davis Jr.
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